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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the subway attendant claim is a waste of money while discussing the lost tickets with the narrator?
(a) McDonald's coffee.
(b) Subway fares.
(c) Baseball games.
(d) Starbuck's coffee.

2. What does the narrator eat with his beer at the beer hall after buying his new clothes?
(a) Chips.
(b) A burger.
(c) A pretzel.
(d) Oysters.

3. What does the narrator say is "...all that is left..." at the end of the story?
(a) The thought of the accordion.
(b) The End of the World.
(c) The sound of the snow underfoot.
(d) The flight of the birds overhead.

4. Where is the shadow when the narrator comes to visit him at the beginning of Chapter 32?
(a) Under the tree.
(b) In the cellar.
(c) In the lean-to.
(d) In the Watchtower.

5. Who does the narrator call on the telephone at the beginning of Chapter 37?
(a) The Professor.
(b) The System.
(c) His mother.
(d) The chubby girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the people in the laundromat stare at the narrator when he begins drying the clothes?

2. Which song does the narrator finally begin to play on the accordion?

3. What is the last thing the shadow tells the narrator?

4. What happens to the narrator as he passes by the INKlings' lair?

5. How does the shadow know the Town has an exit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the significance of the song "Danny Boy" for the narrator's life.

2. Explain what the Colonel tells the narrator about the digging of the hole in Chapter 30.

3. Which situation does the narrator define as "despair" in Chapter 33?

4. How does the narrator explain his decision in Chapter 40?

5. Given what the narrator tells his shadow about why he plans to stay, what do you think he plans to do with his time in the Town?

6. What is the significance of the narrator's realization of what the accordion is and how to use it?

7. Describe the taxi that picks up the narrator and the chubby girl after the exit from the underground in Chapter 31.

8. Explain the beasts' feeding habits as observed in Chapter 26.

9. Explain what the narrator thinks about the stars as he is making his way through the underground escape route towards the end of Chapter 29.

10. Describe the Town's power source.

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